How did you come up with your username?

Abhay · 23rd March 2006, 13:30

I have a great imagination you know...thats why I came up with this username ;-)
No frankly, I got tired of having to create usernames at many sites so decided to go with my first name.

~~VinZ~~ · 23rd March 2006, 13:42

I didint bang ma head for making another user name in a site. like abhay said, got tired of making in diff places.

Soo jus used ma nick.. ma name is Vinod and nick is VinZ.... Soo came up with this ~~VinZ~~ .... "~~" is jus for looks .. LOL ...

Psycho · 23rd March 2006, 13:43

Got my nick around in 92-93 by a close friends dad who saw me pulling a front wheel slide into his place on a moped.

Steeroid · 23rd March 2006, 13:51

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Originally Posted by Psycho

Got my nick around in 92-93 by a close friends dad who saw me pulling a front wheel slide into his place on a moped.

That was unnecessary, Keshav. Your nick is self-explanatory, and we all understand....

satish_appasani · 23rd March 2006, 14:07

When the web started, very soon i lost track of my user name in various sites. Since then always my user name is the same....

amitoj · 23rd March 2006, 14:45

I got tired of using weird nicknames everywhere else. So i decided to use my name as is here.

veyron1 · 23rd March 2006, 14:53

well, what can i say; i'm a veyron fan....the fact that it's a technological marvel never ceases to amaze me...in the cyberworld, i prefer to be veyron, not just here, but EVERYWHERE ELSE- including xbhp....

PsychoLyn · 23rd March 2006, 15:11

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Sideways · 23rd March 2006, 16:06

What can I say, I love doing it - SIDEWAYS

comfortablywacky · 23rd March 2006, 16:19

I was wacky from my childhood! and later realised i did so comfortably !! Hence the name!!

Sorry for the sad joke!!
I myself dont know what came to my mind when I kept this name

S@~+#0$# · 23rd March 2006, 16:27

Good thread Mate! I have often wondered the idea behind some of the usernames and signatures.

My name is Santhosh and I decided to come up with a username using non-alphabetic characters. This is the first web-site where I have such a username and frankly I found it quite difficult to type and was cursing myself for the idea

. Now, I am used to it.

hkanitkar · 23rd March 2006, 16:34

great thread mate... i am amazed to see so many interesting stories behind the nicks...

BTW i am posting this just to clarify that i am not the cricketer guy.
( i know him, he's my distant cousin. and i know another guy with the same name but no connection whatsoever )

Conan · 23rd March 2006, 16:43

Well, i started out by browsing bullet sites and had planned to name my bullet "Conan", when i bought it.
Since bullet looked bulky and muscular like Conan the barbarian.
So when came across this site while looking out for a car, just used it to become a member and now i am stuck with it..

xezas · 23rd March 2006, 16:53

I came up with my alias when I needed one for IRC chats way back in 94/95.
I was tired of entering alias after alias only to be told that someone with that name was already present on the n/w.
One night, after a few futile attempts at logging in, I looked around my room and sighted a "Savex" brand power strip. Decided to reverse it for a cool sounding unique id: Xevas. That sounded a bit wimpy and so I tweaked it to Xezas.

manaa45 · 23rd March 2006, 16:54

i got my nick manaa coz my dad calls me that. when i wanted to use it for yahoo only manaa wasnt accepted so put 45 just for the heck of it.

i continued it with on all the forums.

shubbhi

23rd March 2006, 13:30	#46
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	I have a great imagination you know...thats why I came up with this username ;-) No frankly, I got tired of having to create usernames at many sites so decided to go with my first name.
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23rd March 2006, 13:42	#47
~~VinZ~~ BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	I didint bang ma head for making another user name in a site. like abhay said, got tired of making in diff places. Soo jus used ma nick.. ma name is Vinod and nick is VinZ.... Soo came up with this ~~VinZ~~ .... "~~" is jus for looks .. LOL ...
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23rd March 2006, 13:43	#48
Psycho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,043 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	Got my nick around in 92-93 by a close friends dad who saw me pulling a front wheel slide into his place on a moped.
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23rd March 2006, 14:07	#50
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	When the web started, very soon i lost track of my user name in various sites. Since then always my user name is the same....
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23rd March 2006, 14:45	#51
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,348 Thanked: 3,105 Times View My Garage	I got tired of using weird nicknames everywhere else. So i decided to use my name as is here.
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23rd March 2006, 14:53	#52
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	well, what can i say; i'm a veyron fan....the fact that it's a technological marvel never ceases to amaze me...in the cyberworld, i prefer to be veyron, not just here, but EVERYWHERE ELSE- including xbhp....
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23rd March 2006, 15:11	#53
PsychoLyn BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	hmm... Note from the Team-BHP Support Staff : YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. Slang and SMS Language are STRICTLY prohibited on Team-BHP. Please type in full and proper English for the benefit of other community members. We advice you to read the Announcements and Board Rules section before proceeding any further. Last edited by PsychoLyn : 23rd March 2006 at 15:18.
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23rd March 2006, 16:06	#54
Sideways BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Madras - India Posts: 641 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	What can I say, I love doing it - SIDEWAYS
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23rd March 2006, 16:19	#55
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 540 Thanked: 8 Times	I was wacky from my childhood! and later realised i did so comfortably !! Hence the name!! Sorry for the sad joke!! I myself dont know what came to my mind when I kept this name
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23rd March 2006, 16:27	#56
S@~+#0$# BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 700 Thanked: 42 Times View My Garage	Good thread Mate! I have often wondered the idea behind some of the usernames and signatures. My name is Santhosh and I decided to come up with a username using non-alphabetic characters. This is the first web-site where I have such a username and frankly I found it quite difficult to type and was cursing myself for the idea . Now, I am used to it. Last edited by S@~+#0$# : 23rd March 2006 at 16:29.
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23rd March 2006, 16:34	#57
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	NO i am not the cricketer guy. great thread mate... i am amazed to see so many interesting stories behind the nicks... BTW i am posting this just to clarify that i am not the cricketer guy. ( i know him, he's my distant cousin. and i know another guy with the same name but no connection whatsoever ) Last edited by hkanitkar : 23rd March 2006 at 16:35.
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23rd March 2006, 16:43	#58
Conan BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 223 Thanked: 0 Times	Well, i started out by browsing bullet sites and had planned to name my bullet "Conan", when i bought it. Since bullet looked bulky and muscular like Conan the barbarian. So when came across this site while looking out for a car, just used it to become a member and now i am stuck with it..
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23rd March 2006, 16:53	#59
xezas BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Chicago Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	I came up with my alias when I needed one for IRC chats way back in 94/95. I was tired of entering alias after alias only to be told that someone with that name was already present on the n/w. One night, after a few futile attempts at logging in, I looked around my room and sighted a "Savex" brand power strip. Decided to reverse it for a cool sounding unique id: Xevas. That sounded a bit wimpy and so I tweaked it to Xezas.
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23rd March 2006, 16:54	#60
manaa45 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: nerul, navi mum Posts: 357 Thanked: 49 Times	i got my nick manaa coz my dad calls me that. when i wanted to use it for yahoo only manaa wasnt accepted so put 45 just for the heck of it. i continued it with on all the forums. shubbhi
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